Criminal Justice Committee
Meeting Agenda
1st Meeting, 2023
- Date: Wednesday, January 11, 2023
- Session: 6
- Location: T4.60-CR6 The Livingstone Room
- Start time: 10:00am
- Published: Friday, January 6, 2023 01:51pm
1 Bail and Release from Custody (Scotland) Bill
The Committee will take evidence on the Bill at Stage 1 from—
Witnesses
Kate Wallace, Chief Executive Officer, Victim Support Scotland
Emma Bryson, Speak Out Survivors
Dr Hannah Graham, Senior Lecturer, Sociology, Social Policy and Criminology, University of Stirling
Professor Fergus McNeill, Professor of Criminology and Social Work, University of Glasgow
Professor Lesley McAra, Professor of Penology, Edinburgh Law School, University of Edinburgh
Paper 1 - Bail and Release from Custody Bill Note by the Clerk 236KB pdf posted 06/01/2023 (Ref: CJ/S6/23/1/1)
CJ/S6/23/1/2(P) (Private Paper)
2 Public Order Bill (UK Parliament legislation)
The Committee will consider the legislative consent memorandum lodged by Keith Brown, Cabinet Secretary for Justice and Veterans (LCM(S6)30).
Paper 3 - Public Order Bill LCM 128KB pdf posted 06/01/2023 (Ref: CJ/S6/23/1/3)
3 Priorities in the Justice Sector and an Action Plan
The Committee will consider progress made on implementing the recommendations in the Committee’s report on the priorities for the criminal justice sector in Scotland.
Paper 4 - Action Plan 353KB pdf posted 06/01/2023 (Ref: CJ/S6/23/1/4)
4 Virtual trials and charges for court transcripts
The Committee will consider correspondence from the Cabinet Secretary for Justice and Veterans.
Paper 5 - Virtual Trials and Court Transcripts Correspondence 106KB pdf posted 06/01/2023 (Ref: CJ/S6/23/1/5)
5 Bail and Release from Custody (Scotland) Bill (Private)
The Committee will consider the evidence it heard earlier under agenda item 1.